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From: Karen McWilliams
To: Gregory Byrne, Joe Frank, Leanne Harter
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 1998 12:17PM
Subject: Meeting re: Rigden Farm
Per Hogestad and I met this morning with Scott Griffin and Peter (didn't catch his last name) at the Cal
Johnson Farm at Drake and Timberline, to discuss the Rigden Farm development. Scott is the
construction manager for Wheeler Development for this project. He has some sensitivity to preservation,
having previously worked on the Old Power Plant and the Old Fort Collins High School projects. He
understands the historic preservation concerns, but of course is representing the developer and wants to
see the value of the land maximized. They proposed moving the farmhouse and tearing down the
remaining farm outbuildings; we suggested that the buildings really need to stay in place, and would like to
see plans for development that could utilize the buildings and the land within and around them.
Suggestions were: flipping the proposed commercial and office areas along Timberline, so that the farm
would fall within the proposed office development and could be developed as a part of a larger office
complex; another was to position the neighborhood center to incorporate the farmstead. One of their
comments was that they would like the City to draw up illustrative or conceptual plans showing how the
buildings could be utilized - they.obviously have heard about the Preston Farm. I told them that we didn't
normally do that, and referred them to Greg. A side concern raised by both sides is the future
configuration of Timberline Road, and the impact on the development and on the historic structures. The
meeting was amicable, and I believe we will ultimately see a quality development that will incorporate the
historic structures.
- Karen